Melbourne's cocaine found contaminated with nitazenes, powerful synthetic opioids linked to Sydney overdoses.
Cocaine in Melbourne was found contaminated with nitazenes, a powerful group of synthetic opioids linked to overdoses and hospitalizations in Sydney. Nitazenes, developed in the 1950s, are highly potent and dangerous, with no modern medical use. Their presence in drugs raises concerns about the increasing prevalence of deadly synthetic opioids in the illicit drug market.
July 15, 2024
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